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Liuzhuang Village was a farmer's house designed and built in 1843 by Zuo Zongtang, the Grand Minister and Secretary of the Grand Secretary of the Qing Dynasty. Mr. Zuo lived in reclusion here for six years, doing farm work during the day and studied hard at night, which laid a solid foundation for his later years as an important state political and military figure.

Zuo Zongtang was born on November 10, 1812, into a poor family in Xiangyin County, Hunan. Zuo's career got an inauspicious start when, as a young man, he failed the official court exams seven times (ca. 1822-1835). He decided to abandon his plans to become a civil servant and returned to his home by the Xiang River in Hunan to farm silkworms, read, and drink tea. It was during this period that he first directed his attention to the study of Western sciences and political economy.

Travel Tips
Transport: Tourists may go from Yueyang to the Former Residence of Renbishi by mini bus, or go from Yueyang to Miluo by bus, and then take a shuttle bus to the Former Residence

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